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Remove PC Fix Speed by Crawler, LLC (Removal Guide)

PC Fix Speed is a system optimizer utility, which is promoted via other free downloads, and once installed it claims that several issues were been detected on your computer.
If you try to fix these problems, PC Fix Speed will state that you need to buy its full version before being able to do so.
PC Fix Speed is a paid system optimizer program that is typically added when you install another free software (video recording/streaming, download-managers or PDF creators) that had bundled into their installation this program. Very often users have no idea where did it come from, so it’s not surprising at all that most of them assume that PC Fix Speed is a virus. This program is also bundled within the custom installer on many reputable download sites, so if you have downloaded a software from these websites, chances are that PC Fix Speed was installed during the software setup process.

PC Fix Speed it’s technically not a virus, but it does exhibit plenty of malicious traits, such as rootkit capabilities to hook deep into the operating system, browser hijacking, and in general just interfering with the user experience. The industry generally refers to it as a “PUP,” or potentially unwanted program.
Some examples of the interface, fake alerts, fake scanning results, and pop-ups displayed by PC Fix Speed are shown below:

The Windows registry is a database that Windows and its applications store their settings in. It contains hundreds of thousands of entries. Some of the entries may be slightly outdated — maybe you’ve uninstalled a program and it left a key or two behind, or maybe a there’s a file extension with no associated application.
PC Fix Speed scan your registry for these outdated entries and offer to remove them. Because there are so many registry entries to go through, this program may sometimes also remove useful registry entries, causing you problems. The Web is full of stories from people who have run a registry cleaner and encountered problems. In a best case scenario, PC Fix Speed will remove a few hundred unnecessary entries and reduce the size of your registry by a few kilobytes. This makes no different in perceptible performance.
If you must use a registry cleaner, you don’t have to pay anything. Using a free registry cleaner, such as the registry cleaner included with the respected CCleaner utility, is good enough.

You should always pay attention when installing software because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this PC Fix Speed. Be very careful what you agree to install.Always opt for the custom installation and deselect anything that is not familiar, especially optional software that you never wanted to download and install in the first place. It goes without saying that you should not install software that you don’t trust.

STEP 1 : Uninstall PC Fix Speed programs from your computer

To uninstall the PC Fix Speed program from your computer, click the Start button, then select Control Panel, and click on Uninstall a program.
If you are using Windows 8, simply drag your mouse pointer to the right edge of the screen, select Search from the list and search for “control panel“. Or you can right-click on a bottom left hot corner (formerly known as the Start button) and select Control Panel from there, then select Uninstall a program.

When the Add/Remove Programs or the Uninstall a Program screen is displayed, scroll through the list of currently installed programs and uninstall PC Fix Speed 1.2.0.27 and any other unknown programs from your computer.

If you are having issues while trying to uninstall the PC Fix Speed program, you can use Revo Uninstaller to completly remove this unwated program from your machine.

STEP 2: Remove PC Fix Speed adware from your computer with AdwCleaner

The AdwCleaner utility will scan your computer for PC Fix Speed adware, that may have been installed on your computer without your knowledge.

You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below link.ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK (This link will automatically download AdwCleaner on your computer)

Before starting AdwCleaner, close all open programs and internet browsers, then double-click on the AdwCleaner icon.
If Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.

When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the Scan button as shown below.
AdwCleaner will now start to search for PC Fix Speed malicious files that may be installed on your computer.

To remove the PC Fix Speed malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the Clean button.
AdwCleaner will now prompt you to save any open files or data as the program will need to reboot the computer. Please do so and then click on the OK button.

Once Junkware Removal Tool has finished downloading, please double-click on the JRT.exe icon as seen below.
If Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run Junkware Removal Tool, please allow it to run.

Junkware Removal Tool will now start, and at the Command Prompt, you’ll need to press any key to perform a scan for the PC Fix Speed virus.
Please be patient as this can take a while to complete (up to 10 minutes) depending on your system’s specifications.

When the scan Junkware Removal Tool will be completed, this utility will display a log with the malicious files and registry keys that were removed from your computer.

STEP 4: Remove PC Fix Speed virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free

You can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free from the below link, then double-click on the icon named mbam-setup.exe to install this program.MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK(This link will open a download page in a new window from where you can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free)

When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the setup process, then at the last screen click on the Finish button.

On the Scanner tab, select Perform quick scan, and then click on the Scan button to start searching for the PC Fix Speed malicious files.

When the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan has finished, click on the Show Results button.

You will now be presented with a screen showing you the computer infections that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has detected. Make sure that everything is Checked (ticked), then click on the Remove Selected button.

STEP 5: Double-check for the PC Fix Speed infection with HitmanPro

You can download HitmanPro from the below link:HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK(This link will open a web page from where you can download HitmanPro)

Double-click on the file named HitmanPro.exe (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or HitmanPro_x64.exe (for 64-bit versions of Windows). When the program starts you will be presented with the start screen as shown below.
Click on the Next button, to install HitmanPro on your computer.

When it has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found as shown in the image below. Click on the Next button, to remove PC Fix Speed adware.

Click on the Activate free license button to begin the free 30 days trial, and remove all the malicious files from your computer.

Your computer should now be free of the PC Fix Speed infection. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing the PRO version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future, and perform regular computer scans with HitmanPro.
If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove PC Fix Speed virus from your machine, please start a new thread in our Malware Removal Assistance

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